JAPAN UBER EATS HOSTS BICYCLE TRAINING SESSION FOR ITS STAFF MEMBERS

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• Japan Uber Eats hosts bicycle training session for its staff members.
• Uber Eats co-hosted the session with Japan Cycling Association.
• Thirty-three delivery workers joined the training session.
• The session was h...

UBER ACQUIRES ALCOHOL DELIVERY SERVICE DRIZLY FOR $1.1 BILLION

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• The ride-share giant said Drizly's mobile app will stay operational though its ability to order liquid courage using Drizly’s infrastructure will be incorporated into the User Eats app eventually

• The companies said in a joint statement that t...

UBER COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF POSTMATES ANNOUNCED IN JULY

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• Uber on Tuesday announced completion of its Postmates acquisition deal worth $2.65 billion, which was initially announced in the month of July

• Postmates currently has over 6 lakh restaurants and retailers on its platforms including several buzzing bran...

JAPAN’S UBER EATS LABOUR UNION WANTS BETTER INJURY COMPENSATION

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• Japan’s Uber Eats labour union wants better injury compensation.
• About 40% of the workers were involved in at least 31 accidents.
• The workers were forced to take leave of one month with no compensation.
• ...

UBER SACKS 23% OF WORKFORCE AMID COVID-19 CRISIS

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• Uber Technologies Inc. will sack 6,700 employees

• The newly planned measures are expected to bring in $1 billion in annual cost savings

According to an email sent by Uber Technologies Inc.’s chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi to e...

UBER EATS’ NEW RIVAL IN JAPAN: DIDI CHUXING

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• Uber launched Uber Eats, a food delivery service in 2014 & China’s cab service Didi Chuxing launched its food delivery network in 2018
• The Chinese brand now seeks to enter the Japanese market as a competitor to Uber Eats